Weaning from pacifier...what has worked for you?

In the last few weeks, Lily has started to become extremely attached to her pacifier. She was never allowed to have it during the day, just for bedtime, naps, car rides(maybe 2 trips a week tops), and the occasional meltdown in a store. We used to be able to simply tell her 'pacifiers are for night night' and she would drop the whole thing and forget about it. Now she screams hysterically for it until I either find something to distract her or cave in.

What's the best strategy for getting rid of it? I was thinking just going cold turkey since she doesn't get it too often to begin with but I'd like to try and make it as easy on her as I can.

My DS was very attached to his, but he also LOVED to throw them. Over time we lost more and more and also would have to throw them away when he would break the nipple part by biting it. We had been slowly weaning him down and only allowing it at naps and nighttime, no time else. Finally it got to the point he was on his last one and I couldn't find it so he had to go to bed without it. He was fussy the first night and the next day for nap, but after that he was fine. I eventually found the last one but hid it from him just in case we needed for an emergency situation. After a week I just tossed it.

I realized he probably could have gotten rid of it before then because whenever we went to my Mom's house he took naps and never had a pacifier, but oh well. My DD is almost 8 months old and never liked the pacifier.

Mine was a true addict and no advice worked. I didn't want to go cold turkey bc I don't think it's fair to them. Here is what actually worked tear free (mostly). We tried binky fairy and she was all about that. Went to toys r us got a new baby and left the binkies there (not really) that night she was crying and saying she wanted to go back and get them. After a few times of reminding her they r for the a babies and giving her her new toy I finally went and poked a hole in one of them. I came back with it and said "we just have one broken binky". She was so relieved that she accepted it (had previously told me to go get new ones at the store when I tried that). Then every 3 to 4 days I cut a tiny bit more off the end. After about two weeks I made the final snip that prevented her from being able to keep it in her mouth and she finally said "it's broken I don't want that". And finally gave it up! Now she just chews in her lovey:/ seriously though mine was not one who'd cry for 10 min and be over it she was obsessed... And she held on as long as she could! Google bye bye binky and there is a website that goes into detail how to do it an that's basically what worked for us:) I was convinced shed be taking it to college

I actually have the Bye Bye Binky article bookmarked from yesterday. It's where we got the idea for the 3 day plan. I'm just so nervous about it. Today I didn't give it to her in the car and told her it was broken and it didn't go over very well. She screamed the whole ride.

I do like the idea of holding onto one and snipping it to show it being broken. If all else fails after a few nights of hell I may try that.

Our DD was very attached to her "foofies". She loves airplanes so we told her on her birthday we that her foofies were going to fly up in the sky and get on an airplane. We tied them to her balloons at her party and she let them go. She was really excited. That night at bedtime she realized what she had done, but then just smiled and said "oh yeah, my foofies on a airplane." That was that. She repeated that every time she asked for it and I told her they weren't here anymore. She does fine without them.

We have books and a magna-doodle in the car. It seems to occupy her just fine. She still rear faces so she has books stashed at the bottom of her feet.

We went cold turkey. It had been weaned down to just nap and bedtimes and then one night we couldn't find one so she didn't get it and we just never gave it back. Took a few nights of extra cuddling but she got use to and over it much quicker and easier than I expected.

DD busted her lip a few months ago, and it hurt to suck the pacifier. She cried for it a few times, and still occasionally steals the baby's at night (they sleep in the same room), but she's fine without it now. So basically, it was cold turkey.

With DS, I cut the tip of the pacifiers. He said "It's broken" and didn't use them anymore.

We cut the nipple off and gave it to her when she asked for it. She freaked a little but we acted like we were as upset as she was. There was alot of "OH NO what happened???" and "Aww Man" going on but, she was fine after that. We keep it in her bed so she can hold it if she wants it.

One day we realized it's time to waan and was gonna try putting a hole in his paci but noticed he already chewed a hole in it. So after a few days of it chewed up I told him it was broke and showed him and just said "lay down it's nite nite time" and gave him his koala bear and blanket and he cried for a few minutes and went to sleep. There are days he looks for it and I feel bad but it's been a week and no turning back! It's gone!!!